Straw hats, their history and manufacture
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Inwards, Harry
Straw hats, their history and manufacture
London, England: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., [1922]
xi, 126 p. front., illus. 19 cm.
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Contents
[Cover] Common commodities and industries. Straw hats
[Half-title] Straw hats, pp. [i]-[ii] ff.
[Frontispiece] Finishing, lining and trimming straw hats
[Title page] Straw hats. Their history and manufacture, pp. [iii] ff.
[Dedication] , pp. [v]-[vi]
Foreword, pp. vii-viii
Contents, pp. ix-[x]
[Contents] Illustrations, pp. xi-[xii]
Chapter I: Origin and classical history, pp. 1-12
Chapter II: Commercial rise and growth, pp. 13-24
Chapter III: Straw plait--method of preparing the straws, pp. 25-35
Chapter IV: Straw hoods--method of preparing and of weaving the fibres, pp. 36-44
Chapter V: Straw plait and plaitting, pp. 45-51
Chapter VI: Dyeing, pp. 52-59
Chapter VII: Bleaching, pp. 60-65
Chapter VIII: Blockmaking, pp. 66-70
Chapter IX: Hand and machine sewing, pp. 71-83
Chapter X: Stiffening, pp. 84-92
Chapter XI: Blocking by hand, pp. 93-99
Chapter XII: Blocking by machine, pp. 100-110
Chapter XIII: Finishing. Polishing. Trimming. Lining, pp. 111-[124]
Index, pp. 125-[144]
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